Washed in the Word Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To edify Christians and strengthen churches by providing religious education.
- Income
- $216,575
- Spending
- $219,885
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 12.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $48,002, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1566% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $146,131 spent. Washed in the Word exists to edify Christians and strengthen churches by providing free Bible teaching and Bible study resources. Our goal is to foster Biblical maturation through Biblical saturation in churches and individuals. During 2025, our inaugural year of programming, we carried out our primary exempt purpose through both online and in-person Bible teaching. Each week we release a new expository Bible teaching, which is distributed via washedintheword.life and on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other social platforms. In 2025, we released 52 unique teachings with supporting study resources, comprehensively teaching through the Biblical books of Joshua, James, Judges, and 2 Timothy. Our weekly audience was composed primarily of individuals and small groups, who gathered to watch and listen to Washed in the Word teaching and engage in discussion guided by our study resources. The online ministry reached a growing, geographically diverse audience, as evidenced by active listeners and viewers in 46 different countries by year-end. In addition to weekly online ministry, our Executive Director and Lead Teacher taught in person 49 times across the United States and in Sub-Saharan Africa. Live teaching engagements included local church ministry (sermons, sermon series, and multi-week small group Bible studies), academic ministry (teaching apologetics to missionary candidates and others training for Christian ministry), and missions (speaking in support of global missions). All instruction and resources, whether delivered online or in-person, were provided at no cost to the recipients, supported by our administrative and production infrastructure.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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